The Calm Between Two Storms

Had a little bit of snow last night.  Expecting another 4 - 8 inches tonight.  In the calm (translate, drizzle instead of snow or rain, and after Daddy had shoveled) between the storms we played outside for an hour or so.  Erin was DELIGHTED to be outside - I'm not sure her feet have touched outside ground in about a month.  This is also the first afternoon nap she has taken all week, so we plumb tuckered the girl out.

YAY!  We're outside!

This snow stuff is a piece of cake to walk through, when Daddy has spent three hours clearing it...

The mound of snow next to the driveway?  Is very very tall.

Like, taller than the baby tall.

The snow in the yard?  Also very tall.  Like, Dexter needs assistance to walk through it tall.  Like 14 inches tall.

Runaway baby!  She so badly wanted to go down to the road.

She was so very angry when I told her she had to come back.

Trying to sled.  It took a while to make a path through the snow so that the sled could actually make it down the hill.

Car is not going anywhere any time soon.

Don't know how the dog got up there.  Don't know how he's going to get down.

Finally relented and took Erin for a walk down the (really nicely plowed) road.  She walked pretty far.  I was impressed.

Ummmmmm.  We seem to have lost the bottom of a kid.

Ummmmmm.  We seem to have lost the bottom of a dog.

Watching Daddy put a face on the snow man

Snow man.  Snow kid.

Snow angel.  Snow dog.

Buddy was very excited someone was down on his level to play with him.

Trying hard to wiggle herself down the slide without help from Mom.

All bundled up.  May as well swing for a while!

No school today.  John is "working from home."  He actually might be working right now, and Dex is reading a book under the desk in the office.  No school tomorrow, I am certain.  It works out well for Dex, as he is vehemently opposed to Valentines Day celebrations at school, so had previously declared that he would be staying home on Feb 14th.  Got your wish, little man.